New Single-Family Residence in Los Angeles Achieves Official Passive House Institute Certification!

By Passive House California , March 10, 2025 - Member News

Congratulations to the team for successfully completing certification! - Passive House Classic | One of the first Passive House rental units in California  This SB-9 project embraces California's forward-thinking regulations to combat the housing shortage in Los Angeles by introducing additional residential units. Designed to meet the rigorous International Passive House Standard, it ensures superior energy efficiency, exceptional comfort, and outstanding indoor air quality. The International Passive House Standard represents…

PHPP vs. Title 24: Shading Analysis

By Passive House California , September 28, 2021 - News, Passive House 101

One critical aspect of building performance is shading. With a properly designed building shell, the amount of solar radiation hitting the building’s opaque surfaces usually aren’t a problem. However, the windows are the weakest link in the shell. The presence or absence of shading can have a huge impact on cooling and heating loads, even with excellent quality windows. You can control radiation intrusion to a certain extent by tuning…